The Pittsburg Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the South Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pittsburg's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches.
Pittsburg is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Basehor-Linwood (and have done all season long). Pittsburg put the hurt on Basehor-Linwood with a sharp 10-2 win on Thursday.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 6-2. Winning may never get old, but South sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kolton Herbel was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aidan Speilman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Pittsburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4-1 record this season. As for South, they pushed their record up to 15-13 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
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